Logitech MX Air Cordless Air Mouse

Logitech is at it again with a revolutionary new mouse that appears to have been inspired from Nintendo’s Wii controller. You see, it’s not an average mouse. Similar to the Wii controller, which you can move in the air for specified body movements and control your game characters, Logitech’s newly announced MX Air cordless mouse does the same. The only difference is that instead of working in games, it works with a select few applications to make browsing and working with your multimedia files a breeze. For instance, you can grab the mouse and move it left and right to increase/decrease the volume in Apple’s iTunes and Windows Media Player apps, or you can also skip tracks with a flip of the wrist. Now that’s what we call multimedia made fun. Of course, we can’t credit Logitech for coming up with the idea despite it being somewhat unique (ported from a console to the PC), but the company certainly deserves some credit for being the first one to release such a device.

In addition to the Wii-like functionality, Logitech has also updated the ergonomics and made it looks more or less like a remote+mouse hybrid with a great looking end product. It has a polished black exterior with a stack of multimedia controls in the middle. In addition, the mouse also illuminates with orange LED light that makes it stand out and appear impressively vibrant in a dull lighting environment.

Once you take out the interesting look and feel of the MX Air and its updated functionality, it’s just a basic mouse at the core with a laser engine, 2.4GHz wireless connectivity, and a rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery. Although we haven’t tried the mouse, it appears as though there might be two drawbacks to keep in mind. First, with the updated design, it may be difficult to securely place your hand and avoid accidentally pressing one of the buttons in the center. And second, the air motion control is exclusive to a few select applications. We are unclear if Logitech plans to add additional support via software patches, but it would be great to use this mouse in a wide array of applications.

We expect to get the Logitech MX Air Cordless Air mouse in our lab soon for an evaluation, and once we put it through its paces, we’ll report back officially in our review. Until then, see if you can justify the $149.99 price tag.